DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Rarotonga, Cook Islands COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: September 16, 2018 Last updated: September 16, 2018
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
0%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Rarotonga rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Sep 16, 2018 0%
Jan 12, 2014 0%

How this rate is used

The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Rarotonga. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/CK?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2018-09-16",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2018-09-16",
        "rate": 0
      },
      "iso_code": "CK",
      "location": "Rarotonga",
      "postcode": "11044"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Rarotonga rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Rarotonga, Cook Islands?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Rarotonga, Cook Islands is 0%, effective Sep 16, 2018.

How has the Rarotonga COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Jan 12, 2014 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 0%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Sep 16, 2018
Last updated
September 16, 2018

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